Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-08 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Atira

Perihelion (q)

0.914

Aphelion (Q)

0.980

Eccentricity (e)

0.035

Inclination (i)

0.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

336.6

Earth MOID

0.00737

U parameter

3.4

A₁

131436.5

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-12-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00904

1351900

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

31.5

mag

Diameter

1.4 - 3*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-08-19

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.947073

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.035209

1-sigma variation

3.986E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.3616

1-sigma variation

8.837E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

120.8843

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

118.8503

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

216.62295

1-sigma variation

0.00065

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.913727

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

0.980418

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.021605

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.084272

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007369

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

336.6459

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

3.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₁

Value

131436.49048

1-sigma variation

22212.46778

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₁
a	2.55364E-13	-2.01316E-13	-4.41725E-12	7.48640E-10	-1.05644E-9	3.19749E-10	-1.06494E-2
e	-2.01316E-13	1.58842E-13	3.49221E-12	-5.90614E-10	8.34713E-10	-2.53595E-10	8.42973E-3
i	-4.41725E-12	3.49221E-12	7.80958E-11	-1.30357E-8	1.85365E-8	-5.71716E-9	1.91780E-1
Ω	7.48640E-10	-5.90614E-10	-1.30357E-8	2.20054E-6	-3.11043E-6	9.45339E-7	-3.15229E1
ω	-1.05644E-9	8.34713E-10	1.85365E-8	-3.11043E-6	4.41402E-6	-1.35466E-6	4.52646E1
M	3.19749E-10	-2.53595E-10	-5.71716E-9	9.45339E-7	-1.35466E-6	4.25561E-7	-1.42902E1
A₁	-1.06494E-2	8.42973E-3	1.91780E-1	-3.15229E1	4.52646E1	-1.42902E1	4.93394E8

Date of computation: 2026-11-08 13:15 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

31.469

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

1.4 - 3*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.652067

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-08-19.922138

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.340787

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

39 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Close Approaches for 2026QQ8 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1965-04-16 19:51	> 1 d	0.0123119	0.0107925	0.0005092
EARTH	1974-12-14 08:38	> 1 d	0.0947305	0.0931290	0.0005342
EARTH	1975-05-04 15:33	5.4	0.1404196	0.1345626	0.0019524
EARTH	1984-09-25 03:50	> 1 d	0.1107422	0.1103323	0.0001366
EARTH	1994-04-06 21:51	1.4	0.0412756	0.0410261	0.0000832
EARTH	2004-11-27 04:27	76.7	0.0950561	0.0950441	0.0000040
EARTH	2005-05-01 15:00	< 1 min	0.1695167	0.1694349	0.0000273
EARTH	2015-04-10 14:38	1.8	0.0965585	0.0964280	0.0000435
EARTH	2015-08-03 18:10	225.4	0.0755233	0.0754742	0.0000164
EARTH	2026-05-01 21:46	1.1	0.0077253	0.0077240	0.0000004
EARTH	2026-08-18 23:43	< 1 min	0.0035900	0.0035900	0.0000000
EARTH	2026-12-13 13:40	< 1 min	0.0090369	0.0090365	0.0000001
EARTH	2037-08-01 01:50	55.1	0.0923389	0.0923278	0.0000037
EARTH	2037-12-24 06:08	< 1 min	0.1587095	0.1586563	0.0000177
EARTH	2047-12-04 02:08	< 1 min	0.1628061	0.1627496	0.0000188
EARTH	2048-05-03 16:36	57.7	0.0937625	0.0937510	0.0000038
EARTH	2058-12-19 06:01	5.9	0.0127538	0.0127449	0.0000030
EARTH	2083-07-11 18:48	> 1 w	0.0309235	0.0307480	0.0000767
EARTH	2106-12-09 16:19	> 1 mo	0.0014192	0.0007265	0.0045179
EARTH	2107-02-22 14:34	> 1 mo	0.0099275	0.0027907	0.0684540
EARTH	2107-05-16 15:47	> 1 mo	0.0017002	0.0006847	0.1474821

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
197.02229083	333.62788612	0.00736880	MINIMUM
13.82638398	150.60401043	0.09834858	SADDLE
13.76946609	330.55787831	1.89996614	SADDLE
193.39545311	150.18370261	1.99232623	MAXIMUM

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